In the June 2010 issue
Dement. neuropsychol; 4 (2), 2010
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Dement. neuropsychol; 4 (1), 2010
Vascular cognitive impairment (VCI): progress towards knowledge and treatment
Dement. neuropsychol; 4 (1), 2010
Until recently, the study of cognitive impairment as a manifestation of cerebrovascular disease (CVD) has been hampered by the lack of common standards for assessment. The term vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) encompasses all levels of cognitive decline associated with CVD from mild deficits in one or...
Role of cognitive reserve in progression from mild cognitive Impairment to dementia
Dement. neuropsychol; 4 (1), 2010
Cognitive reserve is the ability to optimize performance through differential recruitment of brain networks, which may reflect the use of alternative cognitive strategies. Objectives: To identify factors related to cognitive reserve associated with progression from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to dege...
Clinical and demographic characteristics of elderly patients with dementia assisted at an outpatient clinic from Southern Brazil
Dement. neuropsychol; 4 (1), 2010
The aging of the population is a worldwide phenomenon, where 60% of elders live in developing areas of the world such as Brazil, regions in which few studies have been carried out. Objectives: The goal of this study was to evaluate the clinical and demographic profile of patients with dementing disorders...
Dementia in Fragile X-associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome
Dement. neuropsychol; 4 (1), 2010
Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) is a cause of movement disorders and cognitive decline which has probably been underdiagnosed, especially if its prevalence proves similar to those of progressive supranuclear palsy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. We report a case of a 74-year-old ma...
Validação diferencial dos diagnósticos de enfermagem memória prejudicada e confusão crônica
Introdução - As dificuldades em estabelecer critérios clínicos para identificação do diagnóstico de enfermagem (DE) memória prejudicada (MP) e para confusão crônica (CC), devido as semelhanças entre algumas características definidoras (CD) e fatores relacionados (FR) levaram à formulação d...
Cognitive impairment and driving: a review of the literature
Dement. neuropsychol; 3 (4), 2009
Abstract: Although some drivers with mild dementia may continue to drive after the condition has been diagnosed, the ability to drive a motor vehicle safely is eventually lost as the disease progresses. Clinicians involved in dementia care are often asked to make an assessment on whether a patient is fit...
Association between cardiovasculardisease and dementia
Dement. neuropsychol; 3 (4), 2009
Abstract – Longitudinal studies have shown association between cardiovascular risk factors and dementia. However, these studies are not capable of detecting asymptomatic cardiovascular alterations and thus may provide erroneous estimates of association. Autopsy studies could be more useful in elucidat...
Semantic Verbal Fluency test in dementia: preliminary retrospective analysis
Dement. neuropsychol; 3 (4), 2009
Abstract – TheSemantic Verbal Fluency (SVF) test entails the generation of words from a given category within a pre-set time of 60 seconds. Objectives: To verify whether socio-demographic and clinical data of individuals with dementia correlate with the performance on the SVF test and to ascertain whet...